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D-Index
76
Citations
19500
World Ranking
3312
National Ranking
78

Sam Zhang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 415 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Sam Zhang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sam Zhang is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their publication record includes a range of topics that cover Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Recent papers authored by or involving Sam Zhang include:

  • Intrinsic and environmental stability issues of perovskite photovoltaics, 2020, Progress in Energy
  • Is Ocean Acidification Really a Threat to Marine Calcifiers? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 980+ Studies Spanning Two Decades, 2022, Small
  • Mesoporous WO3-TiO2 heterojunction for a hydrogen gas sensor, 2021, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Unraveling dual phase transformations in a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Super-hard (MoSiTiVZr)Nx high-entropy nitride coatings, 2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Sam Zhang has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Deen Sun
  • Yiman Zhao
  • Jingchuan Li
  • Qunliang Song
  • Cunyun Xu

Their frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement with various scientific journals and include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Vacuum
  • Ceramics International

Best Publications

  • TiNi-based thin films in MEMS applications: a review

    Yong Qing Fu;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du;Hejun Du;Wei Min Huang;Sam Zhang

  • Recent advances of superhard nanocomposite coatings: a review

    Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

  • Oxidation resistance of TiN, CrN, TiAlN and CrAlN coatings deposited by lateral rotating cathode arc

    Y.C. Chim;X.Z. Ding;X.T. Zeng;S. Zhang

  • Toughness measurement of thin films: a critical review

    Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

  • Toughening of hard nanostructural thin films: a critical review

    Sam Zhang;Deen Sun;Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du

  • Toughness evaluation of hard coatings and thin films

    Sam Zhang;Xiaomin Zhang

  • Materials for Energy

    Sam Zhang

  • TiO2 nanotube arrays based flexible perovskite solar cells with transparent carbon nanotube electrode

    Xiaoyan Wang;Zhen Li;Wenjing Xu;Sneha A. Kulkarni

  • Size Dependence of Defect-Induced Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Undoped ZnO Nanoparticles

    Xiaoyong Xu;Xiaoyong Xu;Chunxiang Xu;Jun Dai;Jingguo Hu

  • Toward hard yet tough ceramic coatings

    Yu Xi Wang;Sam Zhang

  • Deposition of Cr Species at ( La , Sr ) ( Co , Fe ) O3 Cathodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    San Ping Jiang;Sam Zhang;Y. D. Zhen

  • High emissivity coatings for high temperature application: Progress and prospect

    Xiaodong He;Yibin Li;Lidong Wang;Yue Sun

  • Functionally graded TiN/TiNi shape memory alloy films

    Yong Qing Fu;Hejun Du;Sam Zhang

  • In vitro behavior of osteoblast-like cells on fluoridated hydroxyapatite coatings

    Kui Cheng;Wenjian Weng;Huiming Wang;Sam Zhang

  • Non-Volatile Organic Memory Applications Enabled by In Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in a Self-Assembled Block Copolymer**

    Wei Lin Leong;Pooi See Lee;Anup Lohani;Yeng Ming Lam

  • Ambient Fabrication of Large-Area Graphene Films via a Synchronous Reduction and Assembly Strategy

    Xuebo Cao;Dianpeng Qi;Shengyan Yin;Jing Bu

  • ADHESION STRENGTH OF SOL-GEL DERIVED FLUORIDATED HYDROXYAPATITE COATINGS

    Sam Zhang;Zeng Xianting;Wang Yongsheng;Cheng Kui

  • Growth of AlN films on Si (100) and Si (111) substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering

    J.X. Zhang;H. Cheng;Y.Z. Chen;A. Uddin

  • Osteoblastic cell response on fluoridated hydroxyapatite coatings.

    Yongsheng Wang;Sam Zhang;Xianting Zeng;Lwin Lwin Ma

  • Diffusion in mechanical alloying

    L. Lu;M.O. Lai;S. Zhang

  • Microstructure and tribological properties of magnetron sputtered nc-TiC/a-C nanocomposite

    Sam Zhang;Xuan Lam Bui;Jiaren Jiang;Xiaomin Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Qing Fu
Yong Qing Fu Northumbria University
Hejun Du
Hejun Du Nanyang Technological University
Lidong Sun
Lidong Sun Chongqing University
Yibin Li
Yibin Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Wenjian Weng
Wenjian Weng Zhejiang University
Subodh G. Mhaisalkar
Subodh G. Mhaisalkar Nanyang Technological University
Weitao Zheng
Weitao Zheng Jilin University
Xiao Wei Sun
Xiao Wei Sun Southern University of Science and Technology
Peter Hing
Peter Hing University of Leicester
San Ping Jiang
San Ping Jiang Curtin University

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